Near Colonial Heights in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Union Army Railroad Raids

By Bernard Fisher, March 15, 2009

1. Union Army Railroad Raids Marker

Inscription. On 5 May 1864, leading elements of Union Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's Army of the James disembarked off transports at Bermuda Hundred, located to the north of here. The next day this army began severing telegraph lines and nearby portions of the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad, a rail line that carried troops, supplies, and food to Richmond from other junctions. Over the next five days, Butler's troops focused on destroying portions of the railroad and fought a number of skirmishes with Confederate troops. The Confederate army countered the Federal attacks, protected the railroad, and eventually reestablished the rail line.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resurces. (Marker Number S-20.)

Location. 37° 17.835′ N, 77° 24.584′ W. Marker is near Colonial Heights, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.4 miles north of Happy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Colonial Heights VA 23834, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.